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ˈnight-watch N

night-watch

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English
It originally referred to the night-watch on ships -- that is, the time when (on land) all but the dog were asleep.
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The emperor gave the keynote to his life in the last word that he uttered when the tribune of the night-watch came to ask the password aequanimitas (equanimity).
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